Noticed a dead bird in our yard today, so I thought I'd call the Dept of Health to see what I should do about it. Ha. Three pages of phone numbers. Went to the 'Net instead. Found a site for dead bird collection, but guess what? DOH doesn't come get, you gotta take to them. I checked the location page for the one nearest me, dutifully bagged up my bird and took it there.
It didn't inspire a lot of confidence. I walked in with this bag, and the kid behind the table took it, held it out at arm's length and walked away. Meanwhile somebody else got me a form to fill out (name, address, phone, dead or alive bird). But I didn't see how anyone was gonna connect that form to the bag with the bird. Maybe they only get one a day, so it isn't hard to put the two together, but what if they got hundreds?
Oh well, I figure I did the right thing for public health.
It didn't inspire a lot of confidence. I walked in with this bag, and the kid behind the table took it, held it out at arm's length and walked away. Meanwhile somebody else got me a form to fill out (name, address, phone, dead or alive bird). But I didn't see how anyone was gonna connect that form to the bag with the bird. Maybe they only get one a day, so it isn't hard to put the two together, but what if they got hundreds?
Oh well, I figure I did the right thing for public health.
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